Contesting a Will

Contentious probate and disputes

The death of a relative or someone close to you can be terrible financially and mentally. This emotional time can be further compounded by thinking that your loved one hasn’t bequeathed you that which you feel you have a right to.

It’s costly in both effort and money to challenge a will, and can take many months if not longer. It can divide families, hurt you even more at an emotional time and take huge chunks out of the estate. Challenging a Will has, however, become more popular in recent years, due to sharp increases in house prices, complicated family structures and a growing American-style litigation cult in the UK.

Challenging an executor

There are commonly three legal grounds to challenge a Will usually (in England and Wales); The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, demonstrating undue influence, and by demonstrating a lack of testamentary capacity. You may also have grounds to set aside a Will on the basis of it being  invalid.

Addressing the issue of contentious probate

Trusts are widely recognised as the most important contribution of English jurisprudence to the field of law, due to their extreme usefulness.

All about Wills and probate solicitors

Wills and probate solicitors may be required in order to handle the complicated legal proceedings often associated with a bereavement.

Challenging a dodgy Will

Wills are drawn up to detail exactly what an individual wants to happen with their estate - their property, posessions and so on - once they die.